Health Properties of Plant Bioactive Compounds: Immune, Antioxidant and Metabolic Effects

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: alkaloids; Alzheimer’s disease; amaranth; anti-inflammatory; antibacterial activity; antibiofilm formation; antimicrobial activity; antioxidant; antioxidant activity; anxiety; ApoE; apoptosis; applications; asthma; autophagy; biological properties; Biology, life sciences; blood brain barrier; Brazilian species; breu branco; buckwheat; cancer; Castanea sativa shells; collagen type I; coumarins; Cultural and media studies; Cultural studies; diabetes; drug delivery; dyslipidemia; enzymatic activity; enzyme-assisted extraction; eosinophil; essential oil; fermentation; functional foods; functional ingredients; gene expression; goji berries; HMGCR; hypercholesterolemia; in vitro cultures; in vitro gastro-intestinal digestion; JBCC4 Cultural studies: food and society; lupin; Mathematics and Science; methyl p-coumarate; molecular docking; monacolin; n/a; nanocellulose; nanofibers; natural products; neurodegeneration; NF-κB; obesity; oligosaccharides; oral mucositis; osteogenesis imperfecta; oxidative stress; PCSK9; peptides; peptidomics; phenolic compounds; phenolics; phytosterols; plant material; PPARα; prebiotic; pro-healthy effects; proteasome; protein hydrolysates; quinoa; Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects; Research and information: general; rosemary extract; Ruta montana; seed storage proteins; skin fibroblasts; Society and culture: general; Society and Social Sciences; statin; Subcritical Water Extraction (SWE); sustainability; Th2 cytokines; treatment; trypsin inhibitors; unfolded protein response

The World Health Organization recommends the consumption of plant foods instead of animal-origin foods due to their high levels of saturated fat and cholesterol. Consumption of plant products has led to research on the beneficial properties of their components beyond basic nutrients. Vegetable-deriv...